Ditrigona legnichrysa

Ditrigona legnichrysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species: D. legnichrysa
Binomial name
Ditrigona legnichrysa
Wilkinson, 1968

Ditrigona legnichrysa is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in China and Tibet.

The wingspan is 17.5-19.5 mm for males and 19.5 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa yellowish brown. The fasciae are grey, sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and three closely opposed subterminal. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the middle subterminal fascia is weak or absent.[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Wilkinson, Christopher, 1968: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 31, Issue 4; Abstract: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)


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